| Location | Municipality of Aquilonia Province of Avellino Campania Region Map of the Military Geographic Institute: Sheet 187 Melfi—Section IV NO at scale 1:25,000 |
| Type | Masonry bridge on the Ofanto River |
| Current use | Road bridge that originally connected Monteverde only to its railway station and later also to the national road SS 401 dir |
| Age and function | II - I century BC. It is the Pons Aufidi of the Tabula Peutingeriana and is referred to the layout of the old Appian Way between Mirabella Eclano (Aeclanum) and Venosa (Venusia). |
| Conservation status | Fair |
| Historical news | There is no news about recent works at the Municipality of Aquilonia and Engineer of Avellino. At the State Archive of Napoli there is the documentation relating to some works on the bridge decided by the Provincial Council of the Principato Ultra in 1858-1859. These works do not have altered the original structure of the bridge. |
| Materials used for the construction | Pebbles, phytoclastic travertine, Cerreta-Bosco di Pietra Palomba Sandstone (ACP), fragments of bricks. The mortar includes aggregates of quartz, K-feldspar, sandstone fragments and binder consisting of micro-spar, spar, and micrite. |
| Architectural and structural elements (ASEs) | Abutments The northwestern abutment is original and consists of masonry with pebbles. The southeastern one was modified by the works to connect the bridge to the national road SS 401 dir. Arches The bridge consists of three roud arches. The arch 1 on the Ofanto River is rebuilt. The arches 2 and 3 are original and with the face built by the technique of the opus incertum. The dimensions of the light and arrow decrease from the arch 1 to the arch 3. Spandrel walls Those of the arch 2 are restored, those of the arch 3 are original. The masonry is built with pebbles and squared ashlars of phytoclastic travertine. Piers They have a rectangular base, are original and built with the technique of the opus quadratum. Buttresses They have a rectangular base, are restored and built with the techniques of opus quadratum. Foundations They are original of direct type resting on the Cerreta-Bosco di Pietra Palomba Sandstone (ACP). Relieving arches Those of the arches 2 and 3 are original and consist of squared ashlars of phytoclastic travertine. Cutwaters They have a pyramidal shape on a triangular base and are restored. Roadway The original one is 103.60 m long and 4.30 m wide and is rebuilt. Parapet walls The current ones, which also include two sidewalks with an overall width of 0.48 m, are rebuilt. The original ones were 0.45 m wide. Ratio pier thickness/arch light The values of the ratio are 1/3.4 for the arch 2 and 1/2.7 for the arch 3. |